I enjoy "Share a Song Monday" on Eileen's blog. So I decided to do my own share-a-song. I really don't spend a lot of time on youtube. I can eat up my download limit pretty quick.
I'm sharing this song because it has been a special reminder to me during a long drawn out process that I'll talk more about later. My goal is not the rapture, or even heaven. My goal is to submit to Christ my Lord daily. When I do that, I don't have to worry about tomorrow (as the song says). I know the One who knows and holds.
"I Know Who Holds Tomorrow"
Written by Ira Stanphill. Performed by Signature Sound Quartet.
(Father God, thank you for holding this child's hand through every tomorrow that you have planned for her. Thank you for knowing those plans and prospering those plans according to your great mercy and grace. I praise you in the name of Jesus, Amen.)
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Traveling Too Fast
Traveling is a most tedious activity. I am confined to a minimal space speeding along with a multitude of others in their own minimal space. My movements are restricted. I have no comfortable place to put my feet. Comfort in general is difficult to find.
Outside my window an interesting tree flashes by. A sparkle of color catches my eye and is gone. A nondescript sign silently states how far it is to the next something. A bland sign limits how fast I can travel. None speak of excitement.
Buildings. Hay bales. Fences. Fallen trees. Cows. Horses. A rare deer. A glimmer of water. All are observed in the briefest of moments.
The guard rail is a blur. There is no time to savor the uniqueness of anything. There is no time to appreciate the details. Rust roofed barns display only for a moment. Even the fluffy clouds have soon faded to nothing. One is replaced quickly by another.
Oh, how like my life traveling sometimes is. So many times I'm moving so fast I can't see the details. The joys are a blur, just a glimpse. It's here and now I've passed it by. The sound of my 2 year old daughter's laughter. The seriousness of my son at work with building blocks. The touch of my spouse at the end of a day. The moments come, I see it but I don't get to savor the details.
O, that I would take the time to savor the details. I should make a conscious decision to feel, taste, smell, hear, and see the details of sitting on the couch watching a movie with my love. I want to deliberately absorb all that God has to share with me on this journey of life. I must stop traveling too fast.
(Father God, how I want to know You on the journey. I want to feel all that You have for me. I want You. Keep me from traveling too fast to know and love You with all my heart and soul. I praise You! In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.)
Outside my window an interesting tree flashes by. A sparkle of color catches my eye and is gone. A nondescript sign silently states how far it is to the next something. A bland sign limits how fast I can travel. None speak of excitement.
Buildings. Hay bales. Fences. Fallen trees. Cows. Horses. A rare deer. A glimmer of water. All are observed in the briefest of moments.
The guard rail is a blur. There is no time to savor the uniqueness of anything. There is no time to appreciate the details. Rust roofed barns display only for a moment. Even the fluffy clouds have soon faded to nothing. One is replaced quickly by another.
Oh, how like my life traveling sometimes is. So many times I'm moving so fast I can't see the details. The joys are a blur, just a glimpse. It's here and now I've passed it by. The sound of my 2 year old daughter's laughter. The seriousness of my son at work with building blocks. The touch of my spouse at the end of a day. The moments come, I see it but I don't get to savor the details.
O, that I would take the time to savor the details. I should make a conscious decision to feel, taste, smell, hear, and see the details of sitting on the couch watching a movie with my love. I want to deliberately absorb all that God has to share with me on this journey of life. I must stop traveling too fast.
(Father God, how I want to know You on the journey. I want to feel all that You have for me. I want You. Keep me from traveling too fast to know and love You with all my heart and soul. I praise You! In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.)
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